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Water transported soils are termed as

(a) Colluvial (b) Aeolian ( c) Residual (d) Alluvial
Which soils have higher shrinkage and swelling characteristics?
(a) Cohesionless (b) Black cotton ( c) Laterites (d) Residual
Honeycomb structure is found in
(a) Gravels (b) Coarse Sands ( c) Fine Sands & Silts (d) Clay
The minimum water content at which soils starts getting shear strength is
termed as
(a) Liquid Limit (b) Plastic Limit ( c) Shrinkage Limit (d) Plasticity Index
Toughness is the ratio of
(a) IP / IF (b) IL / IF ( c) IC / IF (d) IS / IF
The soils which plot above A-line in the plasticity chart are
(a) Clays (b) Silts ( c) Organic Soils (d) Sands
Determination of water content can be done by
(a) Oven drying method (b) Calcium Carbide Method
(c) Pycnometer Method (d) All of the above
What are the basic constituents of rocks?
(a) Minerals (b) Aggregates ( c) Minerals & Aggregates (d) None of above
Sedimentary Rocks are characterized by
(a) Sediments (b) Layering ( c) Fossils (d) All of the above
Metamorphic Rocks are formed due to
(a) Volcanic Eruption (b) Sedimentation ( c) Metamorphism (d) None of these
Igneous rocks are formed due to
(a)Volcanic Eruption (b) Sedimentation( c) Metamorphism (d) Magma / Lava
What are the structural features of rocks?
(a) Fold (b) Fault ( c) Joints (d) All of the above
What is the upper part of the earth?
(a) Crust (b) Mantle ( c) Core (d) None of the above
What is the upper most part of the earth crust?
(a) Soil (b) Mantle ( c) Core (d) None of the above
Quick sand condition occurs when
(A) The void ratio of the soil becomes 1.0
(B) The upward seepage pressure in soil becomes zero
(C) The upward seepage pressure in soil becomes equal to the saturated unit weight of
the soil
(D) The upward seepage pressure in soil becomes equal to the submerged unit weight of
the soil
A fine grained soil has liquid limit of 60 and plastic limit of 20. As per the plasticity
chart, according to IS classification, the soil is represented by the letter symbols
(A) CL
(B) CI
(C) CH
(D) CL-ML

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The liquid limit (LL), Plastic limit (PL) and Shrinkage limit (SL) of the cohesive soil
satisfy the relation,
(A) LL>PL<SL
(B) LL<PL<SL
(C) LL>PL>SL
(D) LL<PL>SL